TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



Evergreen proof against prolonged droughts. Lavender looks best in long hedges or masses, 



shrubs. and is best propagated by early Summer cuttings. After the third or fourth year 



of growth the bushes deteriorate and need replanting. 



PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS. (syn. Cerasus Laurocerasus), the " Laurel," is so well known as 

 to require little notice here. So many gardens seem to be planted entirely with 

 them that a word of caution is necessary for, owing to their vigorous growth, they 

 will oust the more beautiful but slower-growing shrubs unless kept steadily within 

 bounds. Laurels should generally be considered as nursers, planted to furnish the 

 beds and give protection to other shrubs until they are sufficiently established to 

 take care of themselves, when they may be lifted and used elsewhere as under- 

 growths, for which purpose they are invaluable. They may also be planted 

 permanently in places where a quick-growing screen is required, or for furnishing 

 a steep bank with foliage instead of grass. Laurel hedges are not, as a rule, a 

 great success, as in a few years they become ragged and woody at the 

 bottom. The best form for this purpose is P. L. caucasica, which, if kept low 

 and trimmed with a knife instead of with shears, makes a fairly good fence. As an 

 undergrowth P. L. rotundifolia is probably the best variety. P. L. latifolia makes a 

 fine shrub if kept carefully pruned. Other varieties are only interesting as botanical 

 specimens. T.S. 



PRUNUS LUSITANICA (syn. Cerasus lusitanica), the " Portugal Laurel," is in every way a 

 most valuable shrub, and is adapted to any position, whether windy or exposed, 

 and will do well in most town gardens. For hedging it is superior to the common 

 Laurel, the smaller dark leaves giving a neater appearance. The small-leaved 

 varieties are very good. T.S. 



PHILLYREA. These comparatively little known shrubs are very similar in appearance and 

 growth to small-leaved evergreen Oaks. They make fine bushes, growing up to 8 

 or 10 feet in height ; they succeed in most soils, and are valuable for town or 

 suburban gardens, or for cold, windy situations. The best species and varieties 

 are P. angustifolia, P. latifolia with its varieties, P. ilicifolia and P. rotundifolia ; 

 P. media, with P. m. buxifolia, P. oleaefolia and P. Vilmoriniana. T.S. 



QUERCUS. This genus includes many very useful evergreen trees, which in some localities 

 are invaluable. This is especially so near the coast or in suburban gardens which 

 are near smoky towns. Along the South and West coasts of England they grow 

 and succeed quite close to the sea, but in many places along the East coast, 

 especially if in exposed situations, they are not so successful. The effect of a 

 short avenue of Evergreen Oaks, more particularly when the branches meet over the 

 path, is very fine indeed, while for a wind screen they are excellent, the density of 

 their foliage forming a veritable wall of greenery. Evergreen Oaks are very difficult 

 to establish unless they are purchased in pots, in which way many nurserymen 

 grow them. The best forms are O. Ilex, the " Holm Oak," and its varieties ; 

 Q. acuta Q. coccifera, the " Kermes Oak ; " Q. glauca and Q. phillyreoides. T.S. 



ROSEMARY. Rosemarinus officinalis. This hardy evergreen shrub should be found, 

 together with Lavender, in every garden. It is effective all the year round, and 

 especially in Winter. Rosemary is best propagated by early Summer cuttings ; it 

 prefers the base of a low wall, but it does not resent hot, sandy soils and full 

 exposure to the sun. 



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